Michael Starr Lecture Series

Michael Starr was a prominent politician and community leader in Oshawa. He is credited with championing many projects in Oshawa such as City Hall and the public library system. Mr. Starr was an alderman for the City of Oshawa from 1944 to 1949 and mayor from 1949 to 1952. He won a seat in the House of Commons in 1952 for the Progressive Conservatives and served until 1968 and served as federal labour minister in Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's government. He continued to serve in other public roles and from 1968 to 1972, Mr. Starr was citizenship court judge in Toronto and was appointed chairman of the Workers' Compensation Board of Ontario in 1973 and held that position until 1980. He died in 2000.

Recently, we've received funding for the Michael Starr Public Lectures series to put on yearly lectures and panels within the Political Science program. This series allows us to bring speakers to our university that can highlight significant political issues and facilitate important discussions.